Kurichu Hydro Power Plant releases water, floods
Correspondent
GUWAHATI, July 12 2020 (HS): Kurichu Hydro Power Plant started releasing extra water since Saturday yet. Sources said it released 2098,84 cumecs per second Sunday at 5 am and 1098,05 cumecs at 9 am.
On the other hand due to continuous and incessant rains many villages got flooded in the entire Barpeta district.
Officials in the water resource department said the flood water of Bramhaputra, Beki, Manah, Bhelengi, Pahumara, Kaldia and Nakhsnda are flowing above the danger level. Bramhaputra is flowing 1.05 metre above danger level.
River embankment of Pahumara River flooded 10 revenue villages affecting 20 thousand people Saturday. Jania- Howly road and Kalgachiya - Lachang road also got damaged. 264 villages, 383,549 people and 13,990 hectare crop land got affected by this flood in the entire district.
75 thousand livestock was also affected.